ISAC Computer Support Group

March 13, 2007

Topics To Be Covered  

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142 - Printing Instructions

Topics Covered

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* 3 - Burn Movie to DVD with Nero Vision * 
* 12 - Unzip files using WinZip *
* 34 - Defrag your Hard Drive * 
* 39 - Add to Favorites *
* 43 - Cookies *
* 77 - Block Senders *
* 118 - Resend Corrected E-mail Without Retyping It *
* 128 - Send Large Messages *
* 141 - Print Black Only *
* 146 - Stop Printer from Printing *
* 162 - Weekly/Monthly Maintenance Tips *
* 172 - Keyboard Shortcuts *
* Tips of the Month *
* Open Questions & Answers *

There were  11 of us who attended. A silent prayer was said for all those poor people on the March break in the hot and blistering south when they could have been back home enjoying a beautiful day in the mid teens. 

There were 2 new attendees, Lynda Williams and John Hollis. Welcome to the ISAC Computer Support Group.

3 - Burn Movie to DVD with Nero Vision

There are many versions and levels of nero cd/dvd burning software on the market with usually the most basic packaged with OEM. 
It requires a few hours of reading the manuals (difficult for men)
Use DVD rewritable disks to become familiar with the tasks you are about to begin. 
When a new window opens, discover the Help button and use it.
What is the source of video you want to burn?
The best is digital recording video via USB from camcorders and digital cameras.
Analog recorders require the right hardware to capture video similar to TV, 8mm or VCR.
Minimum System Requirements
Windows® XP (SP2 or higher)
Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1.4 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
DirectX® 9 or higher compatible graphics card with 64 MB (ATI® Radeon® or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 or higher with 128 MB or higher is recommended)
DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative® Audigy® or M-Audio® recommended)
1 to 4 GB of disk space to install software 
1 PCI slot
DVD recordable drive to install software and burn disks
It is recommended to use a separate high speed HDD (7200 rpm) to just hold movie files/clips

Check out this web site for some good info on hard drives http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;347279366;pp;1;taxid;2136212653 

12 - Unzip Files Using WinZip

WinZip is presently in the price range of $30 to $50 USD. 

This is a freebie 
http://www.pkware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=103

When you download or receive a "Zip" file from the Internet

  1. Select Save

  2. When it asks you where, Browse to My Documents\My Downloads\New Folder
    (Give New Folder an appropriate Title to identify its contents)

  3. Open My Documents\My Downloads\New Folder

  4. Right click on the downloaded file and select Unzip

  5. It will ask you where to Unzip to: select Browse and locate My Documents\My Downloads\New Folder

  6. Click on Next 

  7. Place a check mark next to Open this folder to view unzipped files

  8. Click on Finish

 

34 - Defrag Your Hard Drive

  1. Close all open applications
  2. Click on
  3. Slide your mouse over All Programs, Accessories, System Tools and click on Disk Defragmenter
  4. Select a disk (C:)
  5. Click on Defragment
  6. Do not open any applications during the Defrag process. (Go to kitchen and have a coffee, you need a break)
  7. With high disk usage, this operation should be done weekly.

39 - Add to Favorites

Internet Explorer 
You can quickly add a Web page to your Favorites folder with a single keystroke. 
The page is automatically added to your Favorites list without any further input from you.
Press CTRL+d

Firefox
To add a Web page to your Bookmark folder
Press CTRL+d 
Enter the Name:
Create in: or create a New Folder...
Click on OK

 

43 - Cookies

     A cookie is stored in the user's computer without their consent or knowledge and is essentially a tagged string of text containing the user's preferences. Whenever a user directs their Web browser to display a certain Web page from the server, the browser will, without the user's knowledge, transmit the cookie containing personal information to the Web server.
     Cookies are in fact only data, not program code: they cannot erase or read information from the user's computer. However, cookies allow for detecting the Web pages viewed by a user on a given site or set of sites. This information can be collected in a profile of the user. Such profiles are often anonymous, they do not contain personal information of the user (name, address, etc.) More precisely, they cannot contain personal information unless the user has made it available to some sites.

All you would ever want to know about cookies can be found within the 17 pages of info available by clicking on the following link.

HTTP cookie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

77 - Block Senders

Open M$ OE, click on Message and select Block Sender... 

Rogers Yahoo Web Mail uses the following

For messages SpamGuard Plus identifies as Spam:

Immediately delete these messages upon receipt. (Note: If you choose this option, you will not be able to review the messages before they are deleted.)

Save these messages in the Bulk Folder for

 

Mark Spam + Not Spam

When I mark a message as Spam, in addition to deleting the message:

Add the sender's email address to my blocked addresses list

When I mark a message in the Bulk folder as Not Spam:

Move the message to my Inbox

118 - Resend Corrected E-mail Without Retyping It

All the info you need is at this web site.

http://ca.geocities.com/bpaling@rogers.com/index.htm 

128 - Send Large Messages

If the receiver is on dial-up, forget it. They will not appreciate the inconvenience, especially if they are on a limited monthly rate of time and download capacity. Set up a web site with Picasa for your pictures. Set up a web site with your ISP for your messages and let your family and friends decide whether they wish to peruse. 

  1. Open M$ OE 
  2. From the Tools menu, select Accounts. 
  3. Select the Mail tab. 
  4. Select your mail account. 
  5. Click the Properties button. 
  6. Select the Advanced tab. 
  7. Place a check in the Break Apart Messages Larger Than ___ KB check box. 
  8. In the Break Apart Messages Larger Than ___ KB text box, type the size limit you want.
  9. Note: The default size is 60 KB, which is a good choice. Click OK. 
  10. Click the Apply button
  11. Click the OK button

141 - Print Black Only

  1. With many thousands of different printers available, the first step is to use your printer's Properties and search for spot to select something similar to Print Black Only

  2. Select each available Tab and become familiar with the options available

  3. Use the small ? in the upper right corner for more detail of a particular available option. 

  4. Use the Readme or Help function for you printer. 

  5. Use the internet and link to the manufacturer of your printer and click on Support. 

  6. Install your printer twice, one for colour and the other for black only.

146 - Stop Printer from Printing

  1. Because data travels to printers so quickly, stopping a print job can be surprisingly difficult. 

  2. Remove all paper from the input tray and you should get some kind of Paper Feed error where you can Cancel Printing. 

  3. If the program you are printing from has a cancel button, try to click it before it disappears. 

  4. Otherwise, look for a printer icon in the System Tray and double-click the icon to bring up a list of print jobs.

  5. Right-click the entry for the errant print job, click Cancel, and click Yes.

  6. Or you can click on Start and select Printers and Faxes

  7. Right click on the printer with the document/s outstanding

  8. Click on Cancel All Documents  

  9. Often, the print job goes to the printer before you have a chance to cancel it in Windows, in which case you need to press the printer's cancel button. 

  10. If it doesn't have one, the only option is to turn the printer off, wait for several seconds, and then turn it back on again.

  11. Depending on the model, this may not even be enough, and you may need to use the printer's built-in menu system.

  12. Last, unplug it from the wall to erase the pages from memory.

162 - Weekly/Monthly Maintenance Tips
 Click here for your Ten Minute PC Tune up

This link has been well setup and deserves our attention.

http://www.nscseniorsurfers.com/maintenance.htm 

172 - Keyboard Shortcuts

  1. Click on Winkey + d to minimize all open windows and display the Desktop.
  2. Click on F1 to Display Help
  3. In the Search field, type keyboard shortcuts
  4. In the Search Results under Suggested Topics, click on Windows keyboard shortcuts overview
  5. Click on each topic to Expand/collapse

Tips of the Month

1. - Thanks to LaRene - This is a clock and calendar you never have to change

  http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf 

2. - How can I find something or someone in a web site when it does not have a Search?
     Google has a "site: search" and is in the following format 

xxxx site:www.ocl.net/projects/ingersollseniors/ 

      where xxxx is the subject or person you are looking for. 

Open Questions & Answers 

Q - Paper clip keeps bleeping in top right hand corner.
A - More research required. As it turns out - the grandson was able to fix the problem, it is believed the grandson also created the problem.

Q - White screen keeps coming up asking if I want to "Restore the Active Desktop".
A - Try this approach, click on , click on Control Panel, double click on Display, select the Desktop tab, select a new Background, click on Apply and finish by  clicking on OK

Q - NOD32 keeps asking to be updated.
A - Check this web site http://www.eset.com/ - it could be asking for an its annual renewal payment.

Q - Windows Defender keeps giving an error.
A - M$ recommends removing the Windows Defender Beta 2 as it was discontinued December 31, 2006. After you have removed the Beta version, you can download and install the official release, Windows Defender 1.1.1. at the following address

http://www.download.com/Microsoft-Windows-Defender/3000-12771_4-10353597.html 

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